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Updated Sunday, November 15, 2009 1:09 pm TWN, AFP

Cambodia-Thai ties in trouble as Thaksin departs

SIEM REAP, Cambodia -- Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra left Cambodia on Saturday, ending a contentious four-day visit that deepened a diplomatic crisis between the neighbours.

Thaksin, who was toppled by a military coup in 2006 and is living abroad to avoid a jail term for corruption in Thailand, departed the tourist hub Siem Reap by private jet, Cambodia's deputy cabinet minister Prak Sokhon confirmed.

Officials would not disclose his destination. Thaksin has based himself in Dubai and travelled widely since leaving Thailand in August last year.

He was warmly greeted during his Cambodia visit, billed as the beginning of his new role as economic adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen's administration.

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